Title: Lord, I Don't Understand
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: 1 Kings 17: 17-24
I - One's Perturbing Pain (17)
II - One's Past Perplexity (18)
III - One's Prevailing Prayer (19 - 21)
IV - One's Phenomenal Presentation (22)
V - One's Powerful Praise (23 - 24)
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I came across this precious story that has some letters to God from children and they are so innocent, yet stunningly profound. I don't know about you, but there have been times in my when I have wanted to write God a letter, telling him that "I don't understand." Have you ever been confused in the midst of pain or as you sit with your church members, as they face pain?
Listen to the following letters to God, unlike adults, kids can be brutally honest with the Lord, maybe we should gather some insight on their honesty, as how they are willing to be so transparent before him. Some of us are confused, hurt, or even angry, because we just don't understand God's purpose, right?
Letters to God
Below are letters that children have written to God.
Dear God:
"I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool."
"Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You keep the ones You already have?"
"Maybe Cain and Abel would not have killed each other if they had their own rooms. That's what my mom did for me and my brother."
"If You watch me in church on Sunday, I'll show You my new shoes."
"I bet it is very hard to love everyone in the whole world. There are only four people in our family and I'm having a hard time loving all of them."
"In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation?"
"Is it true my father won't get into Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house?"
"Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?"
"Who draws the lines around the countries?"
"I went to t ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: 1 Kings 17: 17-24
I - One's Perturbing Pain (17)
II - One's Past Perplexity (18)
III - One's Prevailing Prayer (19 - 21)
IV - One's Phenomenal Presentation (22)
V - One's Powerful Praise (23 - 24)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
I came across this precious story that has some letters to God from children and they are so innocent, yet stunningly profound. I don't know about you, but there have been times in my when I have wanted to write God a letter, telling him that "I don't understand." Have you ever been confused in the midst of pain or as you sit with your church members, as they face pain?
Listen to the following letters to God, unlike adults, kids can be brutally honest with the Lord, maybe we should gather some insight on their honesty, as how they are willing to be so transparent before him. Some of us are confused, hurt, or even angry, because we just don't understand God's purpose, right?
Letters to God
Below are letters that children have written to God.
Dear God:
"I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool."
"Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don't You keep the ones You already have?"
"Maybe Cain and Abel would not have killed each other if they had their own rooms. That's what my mom did for me and my brother."
"If You watch me in church on Sunday, I'll show You my new shoes."
"I bet it is very hard to love everyone in the whole world. There are only four people in our family and I'm having a hard time loving all of them."
"In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation?"
"Is it true my father won't get into Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house?"
"Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident?"
"Who draws the lines around the countries?"
"I went to t ...
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